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A man went to the Apple Store to pick up the new MacBook Pro he bought, only to find that someone else had impersonated him and taken it. It turns out the same thing happened to someone else at a nearby Apple Store.
The latest in an AppleInsider series on Apple-related crime.
Two MacBooks Stolen From Two Apple Stores in Glendale
A customer who ordered a new MacBook and went to the Apple Store at Americana at Brand in Glendale, California, to pick it up was told that someone else had already picked it up, posing as the customer.
The same thing happened to another customer the same week who also ordered a MacBook from a different Apple Store in Glendale, according to CBS News Los Angeles.
Glendale Police Sergeant Vahe Abrahamian told the station, “We have had several reports of crimes that have occurred that have been referred to our Financial Crimes Unit.”
This indicates that a recent trend of criminals intercepting packages from UPS drivers has begun to spread to retail stores.
Two Missouri cops charged with stealing nude photos from women's phones
Two Missouri law enforcement officers, one a former highway patrolman and one a police officer, were separately charged in late November with stealing nude images from women's cellphones while on duty.
The images were found on the iCloud account of Julian Alcala, a former Florissant police officer, and on both of their phones, according to CNN.
While the two cases are unrelated, both officers allegedly took women's phones during traffic stops and searched them for intimate photos.
Both men were charged with one count of destroying records in a federal investigation and multiple counts of deprivation of the right to freedom from unreasonable search and seizure, and both have pleaded not guilty. Both the officers and their former agencies have also been sued by alleged victims.
Woman Confronts Homeless People Who May Have Stolen Her iPhone
In a video that went viral in late November, a woman in Portland confronts a group of homeless people she suspected may have stolen her iPhone.
“If you stole it from a rich bastard, then sure, keep it and sell it,” the woman tells people in a video posted by journalist Kevin Dahlgren. “And I want to say, if you guys come to my iPhone, I'm an honest man.”
I filmed a liberal activist trying to get her iPhone back from a homeless guy who may have stolen it. She urged them to sell everything they stole from “rich scumbags” but said she was “cute” and “honest” and needed it back. She told @tarafaul503 and me she wouldn't call the cops pic.twitter.com/STzxXlyDNY
— Kevin Dahlgren (@kevinvdahlgren) November 22, 2024
Two arrested for trying to steal iPhone from UPS driver
Two men in Bergen County, New Jersey, were arrested in late November for attempting to steal an iPhone delivery from a UPS driver.
One of the thieves told the driver he was the intended recipient of the package and “wanted to accept delivery of the phone on the street instead of at the address,” Patch said. When the driver refused, the man drove off in a white SUV.
After police stopped the SUV, they transported the man and the driver of the vehicle to police headquarters. The man who asked for the iPhone was charged with several crimes, including attempted theft, possession of a weapon (tactical knives) during the commission of a crime, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance (anabolic steroids).
The driver was charged with possession of a weapon (tactical knife) during the commission of a crime, possession of a counterfeit driver's license, and was issued several traffic citations.
California 'Porch Pirate' Steals MacBook Pros Twice
A Southern California man is suspected of two separate thefts that involved waiting outside for a UPS truck to arrive and then taking a package containing a MacBook Pro from the driver, claiming to be the recipient.
According to ABC 7, one such theft occurred in Irvine, and after the station reported on it, a viewer told the station that the same thing happened to him in Lawndale.
“We saw the video that happened in Irvine,” the second homeowner said. “Same guy.” He added that the thief showed a fake ID, claiming to be the homeowner.
UPS Driver Accused of Apple Watch Theft
There was also another alleged UPS delivery crime in Los Angeles, but this time the accused thief was a driver.
According to KTLA, a UPS driver was fired after he was caught on surveillance video stealing an Apple Watch.
The video shows the driver carrying a package to a porch, removing the Apple Watch from its packaging, and then throwing the empty box in a neighbor’s trash can.
“The temporary seasonal rental has been terminated,” UPS said in a statement to the network.
Car theft solved thanks to AirPods
A man believed to have been carjacked in St. Paul was caught when police found a pair of AirPods left in the vehicle.
According to CBS News Minnesota, the thief broke into a home, punched the owner, snatched the keys, and drove away.
After police chased the thief, he abandoned the car and attempted to flee on foot, but was captured by officers.
Singapore man threatens to curse man who stole his iPhone
According to a photo that has gone viral in Singapore, an iPhone owner has threatened to put a curse on whoever is responsible for stealing his beloved iPhone.
According to The Sun, a leaflet was posted on the wall of an elevator in which the person who posted it says that due to the theft of a “purple iPhone with a light pink phone case,” he is asking for it to be returned.
“Otherwise, you will be cursed with a curse for the rest of your life, I will break the curse of the curse of the curse once you return,” the note concluded.
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